re: LSU Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal Update!

Very solid point, but we are looking at an actual G-Leaguer who plays real minutes and has produced as a pro for 7 years. 2 actual Euroleague guys who play real minutes in the second best basketball league in the world and their best teams would probably beat the tanking teams in the bottom of the NBA at the end of the year, and two high upside guys that play in the Spain ACB, they are more potential guys, well Niang can actually play and has produced. But it’s not like we are going after the 3rd tier league in Albania for a 7 footer because we don’t have a post player.

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6’9 F/Post Allen Graves- Ponchatoula, LA native

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What happened to this kid out of high school? I dont even remember hearing his name, but I wasnt really following back then.

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actual Euroleague guys who play real minutes in the second best basketball league in the world

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What other schools are recruiting them? Niang has been well documented, but what about the others?

Not reading until we get another commit.

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Yes. JUCOs are on the same clock as everyone else.

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Yes, they have always been, but I cannot find one NCAA court case where the NCAA has prevailed regarding JUCO time; just the opposite.

This goes back to the Diego Pavia ruling and the blanket waiver they granted then to seniors who have exhausted their eligibility.

I think they have set themselves up for future lawsuits regarding whether the clock starts at the JUCO level, and will likely lose those as well under the current system.

What effect the new 5-for-5 rule will have depends on the wording. I would expect them to address most of the loopholes in the new rule, probably connecting highschool graduation to eligibility.

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Have they. Honestly asking. I don't know of any they have won regarding JUCOs if the player started at a JUCO.

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Yes. There was one specific one a couple months ago. I had the link in one of my posts, but I've posted way too much since then to find it now.

It's part of the push for 5-for-5. I'm hoping they codify the JUCO/NAIA stuff at the same time.

ETA: I found this site: NCAA Litigation Tracker But I can't remember the athlete's name.

ETAA: It was the Noah Blythe case I was thinking about, listed in the archived cases on the link I posted. But he never played JUCO, just NAIA and D2.

Walker - is between LSU, UCLA, BYU, and now Auburn took a look. Maryland was on him early but faded. BYU would probably be the team to beat if LSU doesn’t have him above the other euros. However Walker has a very young family and a baby girl. BYU I think spent more than anyone else or was Top-5 last year in NIL spending on men’s basketball. Now that was buying the number one pick and a roster around him, to get the 6th seed and be bounced. If a bunch of rich mormons want to buy something like it every year cool. But I don’t see Walker if it’s even similar money wanting to go play at BYU as opposed to LSU for the connections. You have Stansbury, Stoudemire, Ronald Dupree, and Tasmin Mitchell.

We aren’t battling anyone currently for Fernandez. It will be really his choice and it’s a tough one. He just made it to the Euroleague full time. If he leaves now, no guarantee he has a spot if he goes back to Europe. He won’t be an NBA guy, and at 25 he isn’t doing the G-Lague grind even if he balls out at LSU. He has two kids, and just made a permanent roster spot with ACB, which he would potentially give up a job he would keep for probably the next 8-10 years. So if he leaves it’s a risk.

Santo is LSU, Kentucky, and Villanova of all teams. Mark Pope the coach of Kentucky actually flew to Israel to meet with him so of course he wants him. But I actually think that Santo would choose LSU over Kentucky for like money. When the check has to be written I think Pope/Kentucky would get cold feet. Pope is on the hot seat and he knows it. You go to BBN boosters, and ask for double to get what they will see as a Jewish sharpshooter the way they are they will give it to him and even if it ends up alright they might use it against him to fire him. Villanova is interesting don’t know much about their NIL spend post Wright, but a big city in the Northeast may be appealing to Santo.

Bagayoko is LSU with a heavy heavy lead in relationship, money, and fit. Indiana is in the mix, but they will fade. He is probably the one I want to get the most. Highest upside, lowest cost, if he “busts out” as in only averages 6-7ppg, 3-4rpg for us, he could still be a first round NBA draft pick. Arkansas and Calipari will close on him like a freight train, Oregon is kinda in the mix but they are full I think. He is also the one you were alluding to with the overseas agents, because he is young, they would try and shop him first in Europe, one of the Greek power clubs would buy him in a heartbeat, that’s if his parent club doesn’t want to keep him to potentially sell high to an NBA team if he gets drafted.

Even if Graves doesn’t get drafted a Euroleague club would offer him a full ticket and contract so idk, he seems like today if he gets drafted at all or offered a two way he will just start that journey.

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current members of the Maravich Maniacs, Whiteboard Guy’s gang (IYKYK the Trent Johnson days), “The Hustlers”, Pokey’s Posse, and the Neighborhood John Brady Technical Foul Watch.

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What about the McManiacs?

I am still a McManiac, love CMM, good coach, better man. 15 years ago before NIL and the full portal he probably is the coach at LSU or another SEC school for 10+ years. But most of the McManiacs are off doing stuff like trying to figure out where all the money that went to the CATS buses went to or walking their goldfish.